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The UK’s Foreign Secretary gets a factcheck

04/05/2017 GMT

The UK’s Foreign Secretary Gets a Fact Check

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The UK’s Foreign Secretary gets a fact check; fashion brands and the hijab; being short

The UK’s Foreign Secretary gets a fact check; fashion brands and the hijab; being short.

The UK‘s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn get a fact check for claims they’ve made since the General Election was called. How much does the UK pay to belong to the EU, how many French people are there in Britain and what’s happening to living standards? Tim Harford checks the statistics.

Why are some global companies and fashion brands now using the Muslim headscarf to promote their products and what impact is that having on female Muslims?

Does society discriminate against short people and if so, why? Is it worse for men than for women? Felicity Evans, who at 5 foot (152 cm) tall is shorter than average, investigates.

(Photo: Foreign secretary Boris Johnson arrives for a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street. Credit: Getty Images)

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